Patents by Inventor Hiroyuki Akita
Hiroyuki Akita has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 8324768Abstract: A rotational angle detection device for a permanent magnet dynamo-electric machine, including: a stator (10); a rotor (20); and a conductive circuit that includes first conductors (1a1, 1a2) extending in a direction parallel to a rotational axis of the rotor and being disposed in at least two places in a circumferential direction of the rotor, and second conductors (1b1, 1b2) for electrically interconnecting the first conductors. In this case, the first conductors are each disposed within a range of an electrical angle between ?45° and +45° in the circumferential direction with a magnetic pole center being set as a reference, and the conductive circuit is disposed in at least one place in the circumferential direction, and the rotational angle detection device further comprising a detection means for detecting a rotational angle of the rotor by measuring a value of a current flowing through the armature winding.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2009Date of Patent: December 4, 2012Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Masatsugu Nakano, Akira Satake, Kanji Shinkawa, Hiroyuki Akita, Sachiko Kawasaki
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Publication number: 20120299686Abstract: A static apparatus includes an iron core which includes a plurality of magnetic plates stacked in one direction and in which a shaft portion having a main surface and a side surface is formed, and a coil wound around the shaft portion. Slits extending in an axial direction of the shaft portion are formed in at least a surface layer magnetic plate constituting the main surface, of the plurality of magnetic plates. Some of the slits are formed in the main surface, at an end portion close to the side surface, at a predetermined formation density. The formation density of the slits is highest at the predetermined formation density, and is reduced as at least one of a minimum distance from the side surface within the main surface and a distance from the main surface on a side close to the slits in the stacking direction is increased.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2010Publication date: November 29, 2012Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Tetsuya Matsuda, Ryuichi Nishiura, Hiroyuki Akita, Takeshi Imura, Yasuo Fujiwara, Yoshinori Shimizu, Kazuaki Aono
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Publication number: 20120286619Abstract: The rotary electric machine includes a rotor, and a stator including an stator core that is formed by laminating and integrating magnetic steel plates, and concentrated winding coils that are mounted to respective teeth, the stator being disposed so as to surround the rotor. Bobbins each including a trunk portion and first and second guide portions that are disposed so as to protrude from two longitudinal ends of an upper surface of the trunk portion are disposed so as to place bottom surfaces of the trunk portions alongside two axial end surfaces of the teeth. The concentrated winding coils are configured by winding a conductor wire a predetermined number of times around the teeth so as to pass through a concave space that is formed by the trunk portions and the first and second guide portions at two axial ends of the teeth.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2012Publication date: November 15, 2012Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Hironori TSUIKI, Yukinobu KARATA, Shinichiro YOSHIDA, Hiroyuki AKITA, Masaya INOUE
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Patent number: 8304950Abstract: A dynamoelectric machine that can suppress increases in rotor inertia to extend belt service life and increase field magnetomotive force to increase output. In the dynamoelectric machine, first and second magnetic guidance members are fitted into first and second holding grooves that are disposed so as to extend axially on facing portions of first and second trough portions radially outside inner wall surfaces, and are disposed so as to span over first and second trough portions. First and second permanent magnets that are magnetically oriented in a reverse direction to a magnetic field that originates from a field coil are fitted into and held by interfitting grooves of the first and second magnetic guidance members so as to face inner circumferential surfaces near tip ends of second and first claw-shaped magnetic pole portions so as to have a predetermined clearance.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2008Date of Patent: November 6, 2012Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Toshiyuki Yoshizawa, Masaya Inoue, Kanji Shinkawa, Masao Morita, Moriyuki Hazeyama, Takeshi Mori, Hiroyuki Akita, Ryuichi Shimomura, Kazunori Tanaka, Shinji Nishimura
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Patent number: 8304951Abstract: The present invention provides a dynamoelectric machine that enables permanent magnets to be held stably in trough portions that are formed on portions of a yoke portion that are positioned between adjacent claw-shaped magnetic pole portions. In a dynamoelectric machine according to the present invention, first and second magnet holders are disposed so as to span first and second trough portions that are formed on portions of first and second yoke portions that are positioned between circumferentially adjacent first and second claw-shaped magnetic pole portions, and first and second permanent magnets are held by the first and second magnet holders so as to face inner circumferential surfaces near tip ends of the claw-shaped magnetic pole portions so as to have a predetermined clearance.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2008Date of Patent: November 6, 2012Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Ryuichi Shimomura, Hiroyuki Akita, Masaya Inoue, Toshiyuki Yoshizawa
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Publication number: 20120248928Abstract: In a rotary electric machine laminated core, a rotating shaft portion is disposed closer to an outer circumferential surface than an inner circumferential surface of a back yoke portion. A notch portion is disposed on at least one of first and second end portions of the back yoke portion so as to form a gap between a vicinity of the rotating shaft portion of a projecting portion and a recess portion when core segments are arranged in an annular shape or a circular arc shape. The first end portion and the second end portion of the back yoke portion are configured such that a predetermined gap that connects from the outer circumferential side to the inner circumferential side is formed between adjacent projecting portions and recess portions when the core segments are expanded rectilinearly such that magnetic pole tooth portions are parallel to each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2010Publication date: October 4, 2012Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Akira Hashimoto, Yuji Nakahara, Hiroyuki Akita, Takanori Ichikawa
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Patent number: 8217545Abstract: A rotor of a rotary machine includes a rotary shaft, a rotor core fixed to a circumferential surface of the rotary shaft, a plurality of permanent magnets arranged on a circumferential surface of the rotor core at specific intervals along a circumferential direction thereof, conducting circuits arranged to surround the permanent magnets, and magnetic material pieces arranged on outer surfaces of the individual permanent magnets. Each of the conducting circuits includes a pair of first conductor sections arranged between magnetic poles formed by the adjacent permanent magnets and a pair of second conductor sections electrically connecting the first conductor sections.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2009Date of Patent: July 10, 2012Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Sachiko Kawasaki, Hiroyuki Akita, Masatsugu Nakano, Yusuke Morita
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Patent number: 8205320Abstract: There is provided a rotating electric machine capable of reducing torque pulsation, even when a slight stepped portion is present in an inner diameter shape of a stator core formed by allowing split cores divided in every magnetic pole to be in an annular shape. The stator core is formed by stacking a plurality of laminates prepared by stack of split core members formed by punching steel sheets and arranged in an annular shape in a state where the laminates are rotated one another by a predetermined angle. With such a configuration, it is possible to mutually offset torque pulsation components caused by the shape asymmetry of the laminates and reduce the torque pulsation components of the stator core on the whole.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2008Date of Patent: June 26, 2012Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventor: Hiroyuki Akita
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Publication number: 20120146760Abstract: A transformer includes a leg iron core including a plurality of magnetic sheets stacked in one direction (Z axis direction), and a coil wound around the leg iron core. A slit is formed in at least a magnetic sheet which faces an inner peripheral surface of the coil in a stacking direction of the plurality of magnetic sheets, of the plurality of magnetic sheets. Since eddy current is divided by the slit, eddy current density can be reduced. By reducing the eddy current density, loss density in an iron core can be reduced. By reducing the loss density in the iron core, loss in the transformer can be reduced.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2010Publication date: June 14, 2012Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Ryuichi Nishiura, Yasuo Fujiwara, Yoshinori Shimizu, Telsuya Matsuda, Takeshi Imura, Kazuaki Aono, Hiroyuki Akita
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Patent number: 8161625Abstract: There is provided a rotating electric machine capable of reducing torque pulsation, even when a slight stepped portion is present in an inner diameter shape of a stator core formed by allowing coupling split cores divided in every magnetic pole to be in an annular shape. The stator core is formed by stacking a plurality of laminates prepared by stack of coupling split core members formed by punching steel sheets in an annularly arranged shape in a state where the laminates are rotated one another by a predetermined angle. With such a configuration, it is possible to mutually offset torque pulsation components caused by the shape asymmetry of the laminates and reduce the torque pulsation components of the stator core on the whole.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2008Date of Patent: April 24, 2012Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventor: Hiroyuki Akita
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Publication number: 20120080976Abstract: Included are a pair of insulators arranged on axial end surfaces of a split core, and an insulating film attached to lateral side surfaces of the tooth part, for insulating the split core from a coil wound around the tooth part. Each insulator includes projections projecting further than a tooth front end part in the circumferential direction, slits which are formed in the respective projections to a corresponding axial end surface side of the tooth front end part and into which the insulating film is inserted, and ribs formed, on an end surface side in the circumferential direction, in the respective projections. The insulating film inserted into the slits is folded back to a back yoke part side with the ribs interposed therein, and fixed by being interposed between the ribs at tip portions of projections of adjacent insulators. Accordingly, the insulating film can be assuredly fixed and prevented from escaping from a slot.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2010Publication date: April 5, 2012Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Keiichiro Oka, Hiroyuki Akita, Toshio Arai
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Patent number: 8148864Abstract: A dynamoelectric machine includes first and second magnet seat portions disposed to project from portions of first and second yoke portions that face respective inner circumferential surfaces near tip ends of second and first claw-shaped magnetic pole portions, and magnet housing portions disposed integrally to extend axially outward from outer circumferential portions of a pair of flange portions of a bobbin, extend near the first and second yoke portions that face the inner circumferential surfaces near the tip ends of the first and second claw-shaped magnetic pole portions, and be held by the first and second magnet seat portions.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2008Date of Patent: April 3, 2012Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Toshiyuki Yoshizawa, Masaya Inoue, Kanji Shinkawa, Masao Morita, Moriyuki Hazeyama, Hiroyuki Akita, Shinji Nishimura, Norihiro Murata
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Publication number: 20110281161Abstract: The lithium secondary battery provided by the present invention includes an electrode provided with an insulating particle-containing layer (34) having a configuration in which an active material layer (344) is retained on a current collector (342), and an insulating particle-containing layer (346), containing insulating particles (44) and a binder (46), is provided on the active material layer (344). A portion (346A) of the insulating particle-containing layer (346) facing the active material layer contains the binder (46) at a higher weight content than a portion (346B) facing an outer surface thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2009Publication date: November 17, 2011Inventors: Hiroaki Ikeda, Hitoshi Sakai, Ryuta Morishima, Hiroyuki Akita, Hidehito Matsuo
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Publication number: 20110273053Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide an armature of an electric motor that provides a maximum of space for winding without causing an increase of the magnetic resistance and reduction of the coil space factor. The armature of the electric motor includes a stator yoke 5 of a stator core 1 wherein a plurality of the stator cores 1 forms a substantially annular shape; and a film insulator 4 formed corresponding to a tooth 6 and a stator yoke 5 of the tooth 6, shoes 2b and 3b being provided at locations corresponding to both side ends of a front portion of a protrusion 6a of the tooth 6, the film insulator 4 being fittingly fixed to grooves 2c and 3c by its being sandwiched between a connection-side insulator 2 and an opposite-side-of-connection insulator 3, the insulators 2 and 3 having grooves 2c and 3c at roots of the shoes 2b and 3b, respectively, along both side ends 6b of the front portion of the tooth 6.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2010Publication date: November 10, 2011Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Keiichiro Oka, Hiroyuki Akita, Toshio Arai
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Publication number: 20110239446Abstract: A method is provided for manufacturing an electrode that has a porous inorganic layer on the surface of an active material layer and is suitable for constructing a nonaqueous secondary battery with excellent input-output performance. In this manufacturing method, an electrode perform, which has an active material layer (344) consisting primarily of active material particles (42) and supported on a collector (342), is prepared. The water concentration of at least the surface (344a) of the active material layer (344) is adjusted to 100 ppm to 500 ppm. A slurry (S) containing inorganic particles (44), a binder and an organic solvent is coated on the surface (344a) of the active material layer with the water concentration thus adjusted, to form a porous inorganic layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2009Publication date: October 6, 2011Inventors: Ryuta Morishima, Hitoshi Sakai, Hiroaki Ikeda, Hiroyuki Akita, Hidehito Matsuo
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Patent number: 8013490Abstract: An armature includes a plurality of armature elements, wherein each of the armature elements has an armature element core that has a predetermined core length and has end faces spaced apart in a core length direction and side faces connecting the end faces, a first coil that is formed by winding a wire over the side faces and the end faces, a second coil that is formed, after forming the first coil, by winding a wire over the side faces and the end faces so that on the side faces the second coil is formed contiguously to the first coil, and an end structure member that is provided on each of the end faces, has a first-winding face and a second-winding face on which the wires of the first coil and the second coil are wound, respectively, and has a riser formed between the first-winding face and the second-winding face, the end structure member in which a vicinity of the riser on the second-winding face is positioned farther from the each of the end faces than the first-winding face.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2009Date of Patent: September 6, 2011Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Tatsuro Hino, Hiroyuki Akita, Takumi Nakaue
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Publication number: 20110192019Abstract: To provide a spool for a coil winding device capable of preventing poor insulation caused by a leakage of coil wires without initially inserted coil wires staying at the vicinity of slot openings. A spool for a coil winding device of this invention includes a plurality of coil winding surfaces increased stepwise in diameter from the bottom upward in a state where the spool is disposed on the coil winding device. The spool includes a front spool part and a rear spool part, which are placed at a distance from each other so that each turn of coil has a length corresponding to arbitrary lamination thickness of the stator core.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2008Publication date: August 11, 2011Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Daisuke Shijo, Masaya Motogashi, Hiroyuki Akita, Toshio Arai
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Patent number: 7994684Abstract: An automotive generator that includes a Lundell rotor. First and second protruding portions are disposed so as to project from inner wall surfaces of portions of first and second yoke portions at root portions of first and second claw-shaped magnetic pole portions, and first and second recess portions are recessed into inner wall surfaces of portions of the first and second yoke portions that face the second and first protruding portions. In addition, a shape of a region in which the field coil is disposed is configured into a wave shape that has a cross-sectional shape in a plane that includes a central axis of the pole core that is approximately constant in a circumferential direction and that zigzags alternately in an axial direction at positions of each of the first and second claw-shaped magnetic pole portions.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2007Date of Patent: August 9, 2011Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Masaya Inoue, Kouki Naka, Hiroyuki Akita, Kanji Shinkawa, Yoshinori Miyamoto, Toshiyuki Yoshizawa, Haruyuki Kometani
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Publication number: 20110156512Abstract: The present invention relates to a rotating electric machine stator that includes connecting members for connecting jumper wires to each other between neighboring magnetic pole coils of the rotating electric machine stator, and its manufacturing method. In a conventional connecting member, its portions to be connected to the jumper wires are figure-U shaped and have openings on the opposite side to a core's end-face where the jumper wires are disposed, so that, in order to insert the jumper wires into the openings, complex drive controls have been required for the connecting portions being figure-U shaped. In order to simplify the drive controls, such connecting portions being made in curved shapes have openings each facing the end-face of a core. It is possible to generally apply the present invention to rotating electric machine stators that obey coil connection specifications.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2008Publication date: June 30, 2011Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Ryuichi Shimomura, Hiroyuki Akita, Takumi Nakaue, Atsushi Sakaue
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Publication number: 20110068647Abstract: It is necessary to secure a workspace for connection between jumper wires and a wire connecting material. A rotary electric machine includes a plurality of magnetic teeth and a wire connecting material for wire connection. The rotary electric machine further includes a plurality of jumper sections, which are portions of one conductive wire continuously wound around the magnetic teeth and continuously connect coils formed of the conductive wire wound around the magnetic teeth. The jumper section includes first jumper sections which each are not connected by the wire connecting material with another jumper section, and second jumper sections which each are connected by the wire connecting material with another jumper section. Each first jumper section and each second jumper section are configured differently in shape and position from each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2008Publication date: March 24, 2011Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Atsushi Sakaue, Hiroyuki Akita, Takumi Nakaue